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OVN is a new network virtualization project that brings virtual networking to the Open vSwitch user community. OVN includes logical switches and routers, security groups, and L2/L3/L4 ACLs, implemented on top of a tunnel-based overlay network. For physical-logical network integration, OVN implements software gateways, as well as supports hardware gateways from a variety of vendors.

In this talk, we will walk through the current status of the OVN project, including the upcoming first release planned for the fall. We'll also talk about the scale Cloud providers are utilizing OVN at. And we'll highlight the operational aspects of running a Cloud with OVN as the virtual networking layer.

Kyle is a Distinguished Engineer and and Director of Open Source Networking at IBM where he leads a team of upstream engineers. He is a member of the OpenStack Technical Committee, and was the Neutron PTL for Juno, Kilo, and Liberty. He is a regular speaker at open source conferences and the founder of the Minnesota OpenStack Meetup. Kyle lives with his wife and family in Minnesota. You can find him on Twitter as @mestery.

Justin Pettit is a software developer at VMware. Justin joined VMware through the acquisition of Nicira, at which he was a founding employee. He was one of the original authors of the OpenFlow Standard, working on both the specification and reference implementation. He is one of the lead developers of Open vSwitch and OVN, and involved in the development of VMware's networking products. Prior to Nicira, Justin worked primarily... Read More →